| Official Luthiers Forum! http://luthiersforum.com/forum/ |
|
| Rift sawn headstock http://luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=37367 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | PeterF [ Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Rift sawn headstock |
The grain's at about 30° to the face. Is it usable or should I find something else? |
|
| Author: | bftobin [ Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rift sawn headstock |
What type of wood is it ? If Honduras mahogany or Spanish ceder, it should be OK. Anything else I would think twice |
|
| Author: | ernie [ Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rift sawn headstock |
Sometimes rift sawn wood can be stable depending on species an age of wood. |
|
| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rift sawn headstock |
On something as thick and small as a headstock, rift or even flat sawn makes little difference. |
|
| Author: | NWflyonly [ Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rift sawn headstock |
Barry Daniels wrote: On something as thick and small as a headstock, rift or even flat sawn makes little difference. Ditto that! |
|
| Author: | James Ringelspaugh [ Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rift sawn headstock |
One of the great unique things about mahogany is that shrinkage rates are about the same in the radial and tangential directions, so dimensional stability is not a concern. |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 5 hours |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|